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  "title": "World Economic Outlook, October 2001: The Information Technology Revolution",
  "publication": "World Economic Outlook, May 10, 2001",
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      "content": "- Published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.\n- Presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.\n- Chapters include:\n  - An overview of the world economy.\n  - Issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market.\n  - Topics of pressing current interest.\n- Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text."
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      "heading": "Core subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Balance of payments, Capital account liberalization, Capital productivity, Labor productivity, Production, Productivity, Total factor productivity\n- Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, capital account liberalization, Capital account liberalization, Capital productivity, core inflation, country, East Asia, emerging market, Europe, exchange rate, FDI flow, FDI liberalization, financial market, firm, Global, IT goods, Labor productivity, price, Productivity, Total factor productivity, U.S. dollar, WEO"
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      "content": "- Available on IMF eLibrary.\n- Landing page provides: Download PDF, More Formats on IMF eLibrary, Order a Print Copy, Create Citation, Share.\n- Preview citation (Chicago format) shown with access date and DOI:\n  - International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. World Economic Outlook, October 2001: The Information Technology Revolution, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed 9/2/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060739.081\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Research Dept. World Economic Outlook, October 2001: The Information Technology Revolution, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed 9/2/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060739.081\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo\n- United States and the IMF\n- Explore\n- Subscribe\n- Download PDF\n- More Formats on IMF eLibrary\n- Order a Print Copy\n- Balance of payments\n- Capital account liberalization\n- Capital productivity\n- Labor productivity\n- Production\n- Productivity\n- Total factor productivity\n- The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda, Fall 2025: Navigating a World In Transition\nOctober 16, 2025\n- The Evolving Growth Model of Lithuania: Republic of Lithuania\nOctober 13, 2025\n- Potential Growth and Migration: Republic of Lithuania\nOctober 13, 2025\n- Allocative Efficiency, Firm Dynamics, and Productivity in Latvia: Republic of Latvia\nOctober 07, 2025\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2016/12/30/world-economic-outlook-october-2001-the-information-technology-revolution-15329"
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    "Published: May 10, 2001",
    "Series: World Economic Outlook",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589060739.081",
    "Published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.",
    "Presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term.",
    "Chapters include:",
    "Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text.",
    "Subject: Balance of payments, Capital account liberalization, Capital productivity, Labor productivity, Production, Productivity, Total factor productivity",
    "Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, capital account liberalization, Capital account liberalization, Capital productivity, core inflation, country, East Asia, emerging market, Europe, exchange rate, FDI flow, FDI liberalization, financial market, firm, Global, IT goods, Labor productivity, price, Productivity, Total factor productivity, U.S. dollar, WEO",
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    "[The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda, Fall 2025: Navigating a World In Transition",
    "[The Evolving Growth Model of Lithuania: Republic of Lithuania",
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